0:00:02 > 0:00:05Today we have the ultimate showdown. We have the Girl Guides
0:00:05 > 0:00:09versus the Women's Institute. Let's go bargain hunting!
0:00:34 > 0:00:37Mmm! Will it be cakes at dawn
0:00:37 > 0:00:39or campfires burning
0:00:39 > 0:00:42here at the Bath & West Showground?
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Either way, I've no doubt it will be good, clean fun!
0:00:45 > 0:00:48Mmm! Concrete!
0:00:51 > 0:00:53Coming up...
0:00:55 > 0:00:58..a rift between the Red Team and their expert, Philip Serrell.
0:00:58 > 0:01:03- You've lost all confidence in us now.- It didn't take long. Eight minutes, I reckon.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08..and a love-in between Anita Manning and the Blue Team.
0:01:08 > 0:01:13- Hey, look at that!- Do you like these wee Scottish things?
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Of course we like wee Scottish things!
0:01:16 > 0:01:17THEY LAUGH
0:01:17 > 0:01:21And I escape the drama in the treasure-filled London home
0:01:21 > 0:01:24of architect Sir John Soane.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31- Veronica, you've known your mate here for ten years.- Yes.
0:01:31 > 0:01:35- How did that all come about?- We met in a drama festival for the WI.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39- What were you playing, darling? - A New Age traveller,
0:01:39 > 0:01:42and my mate here was a maid of Taunton.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46Including being the innkeeper who swept up the dirty floor.
0:01:46 > 0:01:50She had the posh parts. I had the scruffy parts.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53And has your relationship developed wholesomely since then?
0:01:53 > 0:01:57- Oh, I think so.- Absolutely. - We've got on like a house on fire.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00Veronica, you've got a pretty cool collection.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02Yes. I collect cannons.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04- What - religious ones?- No, no, dear.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06- Ones that fire.- Oh!
0:02:06 > 0:02:09- Do you really? - Yes.- That's unusual, isn't it?
0:02:09 > 0:02:11- Not if you're a Gunner. - Oh, you're a Gunner?
0:02:11 > 0:02:14- You support them, do you? - I do.- Oh, brilliant!
0:02:14 > 0:02:18So you don't go out with black powder letting these things off.
0:02:18 > 0:02:22Oh, no. No, no, no. They're sitting in my living room.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25Now, Sheena, you went to the National Ballet School
0:02:25 > 0:02:28- in Kensington? - Yes. That was when I left school,
0:02:28 > 0:02:31and didn't become Margot Fonteyn.
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Bet you did a fair Swan Lake, though.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35SHE LAUGHS
0:02:35 > 0:02:38- Possibly!- Well, we'll look forward to your performance.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41- Ooh, thank you!- Thank you very much!
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Great! Now the Blues - or should I say the Brownies?
0:02:44 > 0:02:47- Yes!- Brownies will do.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50You've been involved with the Brownies all your life?
0:02:50 > 0:02:54Yes, since I was seven. So not that long a time, obviously.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57- Quite. The last ten or twelve years. - Exactly.- Yes.
0:02:57 > 0:03:02- And you have your own pack, do you? - Carol and I run one together.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05I do Girl Guides, as well, so the older ones,
0:03:05 > 0:03:08and we have the youth of today in our hands, as it were.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11What do you do apart from the Guides, Carol?
0:03:11 > 0:03:14I do like to give a few parties.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16- Do like to have a theme to the parties.- Ooh, theme!
0:03:16 > 0:03:20- We do like a theme. - I have to say that Theresa...
0:03:20 > 0:03:23one birthday let it slip she'd like a Titanic meal,
0:03:23 > 0:03:27- and we did 11 courses. - Not recommended in a corset,
0:03:27 > 0:03:29I have to say.
0:03:29 > 0:03:32And we started at seven and finished at nearly midnight.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36Right. What tactics are you going to employ between you
0:03:36 > 0:03:39- on today's programme? - I think we should buy, like us,
0:03:39 > 0:03:42- small and classy.- Yes, absolutely.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45And as we're Girl Guides, we'll tie the other lot up in knots.
0:03:45 > 0:03:50Oh, yes. Very good. OK, fine. The money moment - here we go.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54Here's the cash. There's your £300. You know the rules.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56- Your experts await. And off you go! - Yes!
0:03:56 > 0:03:59And very, very, very good luck.
0:03:59 > 0:04:03Well, we've never had the Women's Institute versus the Girl Guides.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05Whatever's going to happen?
0:04:09 > 0:04:12Well, whatever happens, it's bound to be intense.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14In...tents?
0:04:14 > 0:04:17Get it? Girl Guides?
0:04:21 > 0:04:25- Is there a plan, girls?- Yes. Something local with social history.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29- Bit of silver, bit of treen? - And something that's quirky.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31We like quirky.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34- Do you know where you want to go? - Oh, yes.- Top hole!- Let's go.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37So they're divided from the off -
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Blues inside, Reds out.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42Does this chair need a bit of tender, loving care?
0:04:42 > 0:04:46- It's like me. It's a bit tired. - It's lost its stuffing.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50What we're looking for is something superb, at a good price.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53- At no money at all. - At no money at all. Absolutely.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56- That's pretty.- It's pretty, yeah.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58But would the people be here for that?
0:04:59 > 0:05:01- Unusual.- Ooh, that's pretty.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05- Are these silver? - 900 or something.- Continental?
0:05:05 > 0:05:08- Continental.- So it would go as white metal, would it?
0:05:08 > 0:05:11- Is it marked as silver? - There is a mark here.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15I think it's very pretty. It's unusual.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19- It's a sweet little thing. - It is, isn't it?- Just like me!
0:05:19 > 0:05:21- THEY LAUGH - Oh, definitely!
0:05:21 > 0:05:25- But there's a pair, so it must be us.- It must be you.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29So what would you put on it - tiny little sweeties?
0:05:29 > 0:05:32- Very tiny earrings?- Rings?
0:05:32 > 0:05:35You could put it on your dressing table and keep your earrings...
0:05:35 > 0:05:37You could hang it up,
0:05:37 > 0:05:41- and it makes a nice little pattern. - That's quite sweet.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44It's pretty. I like the leaves at the top.
0:05:44 > 0:05:45So we all like it.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48Do we like the price?
0:05:48 > 0:05:50- Best is 20. - SHE HISSES
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Best is 20, so we'd better offer him 18, hadn't we?
0:05:53 > 0:05:55That's being generous.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59Well, it's something unusual. Somebody will go, "Yes, I love it."
0:05:59 > 0:06:02Lovely. We like it.
0:06:02 > 0:06:06What a wonderful team we have here!
0:06:06 > 0:06:10- 30 seconds into the game, and bought! - Born to shop.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13Guides, you're pulling ahead!
0:06:17 > 0:06:20WI ladies, what's caught your eye?
0:06:20 > 0:06:22Ah! Sewing.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24- It's lovely! - Have you got the rest of it?
0:06:24 > 0:06:27- The lid.- Never had a cover. - It's never had one?
0:06:27 > 0:06:30In the catalogue, you just bought them as they are.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33I think this has got a bit of a WI look to it.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35- Well, I don't sew.- Neither do I!
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- "Jerusalem and jam", is that right? - We can sing.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42We don't cook, we don't sew and we don't do crafts. We just have fun!
0:06:42 > 0:06:44Sounds like a really good reason.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48- THEY LAUGH - But I think this is rather sweet.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51It's an interesting one, this, because this ceased to be a toy.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54- It's a collector's item now. - Oh, I see.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57And I think it's quite sweet in its own right.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00- I mean, um...- Well, how much is it?
0:07:00 > 0:07:02- How much is this, please, sir?- 75.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05- Is that the best?- 70's the best.
0:07:05 > 0:07:0870's the best? And that's it? There is no more?
0:07:08 > 0:07:11The paintwork's in mint condition for its age.
0:07:11 > 0:07:14- Oh, it's German.- It's 1911, look.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17- That's far too much money. - Just out of curiosity...
0:07:17 > 0:07:21- I would say 50.- Would you? - But that's too much drop.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24If we'd like you to hang on for an hour, would that be all right?
0:07:24 > 0:07:26- No problem. - You're a gentleman. Thank you.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35I like the fish service, but they don't sell any more, do they?
0:07:35 > 0:07:40- That's very good fun, the box. - Oh, that really is rather wonderful!
0:07:40 > 0:07:42Maybe we could come... If we can't see anything...
0:07:42 > 0:07:45If we don't see anything else. But how much was it?
0:07:45 > 0:07:47110.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- It's a bit...- A bit too steep. - A bit rich for us.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54- That's a pump, isn't it? - A pump for what?
0:07:54 > 0:07:56- Well, it... - Oh, it is!- As it turns round.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00- Do you like that? - Yes.- You know those toy engines?
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Is that off a steam engine or something like that?
0:08:02 > 0:08:05It's a Victorian model of a steam pump.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- Oh, that's historical. - How much is that?- 140.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10Oh, come on!
0:08:10 > 0:08:14Be repainted next week, mounted up - 240.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16- No!- Oh, yes.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18It's a nice thing, and they're very collectable.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22- It's lovely.- On a bad day, this could make 60 to 80 quid,
0:08:22 > 0:08:26and on a good day it might make 150, 160. That's what I think.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29It's a conversation piece, and it's social history.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32Do you come from an engineering background?
0:08:32 > 0:08:36- No.- Nothing at all? - No! But it's fascinating.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39- I think so.- Absolutely fascinating. - You can tell in your eyes
0:08:39 > 0:08:43that we're not going to see something that grabs you as much as this.
0:08:43 > 0:08:47- And it's not all about money. - Veronica, shall we buy it?
0:08:47 > 0:08:50- Yeah, why not? - You want to buy it?- Yes.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53- Would you do 130 for us and we'll take it now?- I'll do 130.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57- Oh!- Thank you! - Thank you!- It's fantastic!
0:09:07 > 0:09:09- What have you found, girls? - Moorcroft.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12Well, you're looking at quality, aren't you?
0:09:12 > 0:09:15Always does well, doesn't it? This is the one that caught my eye.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18THEY ALL TALK AT ONCE MacIntyre, and that's early.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22- It's an early piece, yeah. - Collectors like that.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25- How much is that?- That one's £800.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28THEY LAUGH It's far too rich for...
0:09:28 > 0:09:30Too rich for us, but beautiful nonetheless.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33- You like it?- I do. - Another thing you could try
0:09:33 > 0:09:36is something with a lovely red flambé glaze.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40This was a nice early version his warehouse would have been producing in the '30s.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44- I could give that houseroom! - It's poppies, Theresa.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47- Poppies! - How much is that one?- £100.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51I think it might be nice to buy a piece of Moorcroft.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53- Oh, yes. - You want to buy a piece of Moorcroft?
0:09:53 > 0:09:56I always want to buy a piece of Moorcroft.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00- Right, girls. The decision is yours. - I love that.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03- Absolutely. That's fantastic. - Small is beautiful!
0:10:03 > 0:10:06- Always!- Ah, yes, always.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09- And we're quite small. - Hang on. Let's go back to reality.
0:10:09 > 0:10:13THEY LAUGH High heels off!
0:10:15 > 0:10:17It's a money box.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23- Girls, can I be honest with you? - What is it?- Tat?
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Dreadful.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28THEY LAUGH Absolutely, truly awful.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Put it back.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33- I thought you were being - - Excuse me. Veronica found that.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36Well, I thought it was an evening bag, not a money box.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39- SHEENA LAUGHS - She's my best friend.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42No. Was your best friend. Was. SHE LAUGHS
0:10:42 > 0:10:45You've lost all confidence in us now.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47Well, it didn't take long.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49Eight minutes, I reckon.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55- I wish you'd take this seriously. - I am. I am very serious. Look.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59Let's step away from this craziness for a moment.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01I've got a question for you.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03Where do you suppose this might be?
0:11:03 > 0:11:06If I was clever, I'd be able to tell you
0:11:06 > 0:11:10what the outline of those hills in the background represent.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13Is this Hong Kong Harbour?
0:11:14 > 0:11:16It is Macao,
0:11:16 > 0:11:18opposite Hong Kong?
0:11:18 > 0:11:22I don't know, but it's somewhere in the Far East.
0:11:22 > 0:11:25And the curious thing about this painting is
0:11:25 > 0:11:27that although it's incredibly naive,
0:11:27 > 0:11:31if it is one of those Far Eastern ports,
0:11:31 > 0:11:33it's an early representation.
0:11:33 > 0:11:37Now, if I take the sheet of paper and hold it up to the light,
0:11:37 > 0:11:41like that, you can see it's got a watermark.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44Now, the watermark is put into the paper
0:11:44 > 0:11:47by the paper mill that made this particular sheet,
0:11:47 > 0:11:52and if you're lucky, they're dated, as this one is,
0:11:52 > 0:11:55and you can see that it says 1876.
0:11:55 > 0:12:00That would mean that this could be an incredibly early image
0:12:00 > 0:12:03of Hong Kong Harbour, which would be exciting.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07Now, the other sheet has got a most peculiar group
0:12:07 > 0:12:09of buildings and mountains on it.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Again, it's foreign,
0:12:11 > 0:12:14yet in the middle of this clump of trees,
0:12:14 > 0:12:20we can see a spiky, Anglican-looking parish-church spire sticking up,
0:12:20 > 0:12:26which reminds you very much of a spire that you might find in Egham,
0:12:26 > 0:12:28except I can tell you this isn't Egham.
0:12:28 > 0:12:33The place that I think this is is St Helena in the South Atlantic.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37So, we've got two images that relate to the colonies,
0:12:37 > 0:12:40done in the 1870s.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44They're naively done, but nevertheless they're interesting.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48What are they worth? Well, you could buy them here in the fair
0:12:48 > 0:12:52for £50 for the two. That's £25 per image.
0:12:52 > 0:12:56If you were selling them in a topographical sale,
0:12:56 > 0:13:00I think you could get as much as £150 apiece,
0:13:00 > 0:13:04for the novelty and historic interest.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06I think that's pretty good, don't you?
0:13:11 > 0:13:13- Pierced work.- Yeah, look at that!
0:13:13 > 0:13:16We're supposed to be going for something unusual.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19Oh, girls, you can't pass this stall!
0:13:19 > 0:13:22No rest for the wicked, eh, girls?
0:13:22 > 0:13:25- Shall we all have a little sit? - Or maybe there is!
0:13:26 > 0:13:29- Oh, I say, it's very comfy! - So, how much are these?
0:13:29 > 0:13:33- We don't want all of them. - The bigger one's £75.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35- And the little ones?- They're 50.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38We've got a factory. We make them ourselves.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41They're repros. We bought the original one -
0:13:41 > 0:13:45You do a good job of them. It needs to be a bit less than 50 quid.
0:13:45 > 0:13:4740, I'd say, is the best.
0:13:47 > 0:13:5030, and we take it away now?
0:13:50 > 0:13:5235 for one.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54No! No!
0:13:54 > 0:13:57- No! You have a sit in that. - No. I'd never get up.
0:13:57 > 0:14:02- No, but... Go and sit in that one. - Which do you like?
0:14:04 > 0:14:07Tell you what - we could be here all day now,
0:14:07 > 0:14:11trying chair after chair after chair. "What do you think, Sheena?"
0:14:11 > 0:14:14"No, I think this one." No, sorry! You just help yourself, girls!
0:14:14 > 0:14:18- I think this one.- Told you. Really?
0:14:18 > 0:14:21Well, this is the same as this. This is the same as...
0:14:21 > 0:14:24- HE SNORES - Oh, he's gone to sleep!
0:14:24 > 0:14:27- SHE LAUGHS - 35 for this one with the arms.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30- Yeah.- OK. Deal, yeah.
0:14:30 > 0:14:31Thank you!
0:14:31 > 0:14:36Nice work, Red Team! Feet up, and you still get a deal.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39They are completely bonkers. But I love 'em to bits!
0:14:39 > 0:14:43Great company, but mad as a bag of frogs!
0:14:43 > 0:14:45Takes one to know one, Phil, eh?
0:14:45 > 0:14:48- OK, girls?- Yes.- Onward and upward!
0:14:48 > 0:14:50Oh, is that Brown Owl?
0:14:50 > 0:14:55Girls, can you tell me what these are here?
0:14:55 > 0:14:57Snuffbox, that one?
0:14:57 > 0:14:59A type of...
0:14:59 > 0:15:02Ah, it's a Scottish one.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06- Are you picking out Scottish things? - I was just giving you a wee test.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08THEY LAUGH
0:15:08 > 0:15:12Actually, I think perhaps that one might have been a giveaway.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16That's right. And these are pieces of Mauchline ware,
0:15:16 > 0:15:20and they were made in a wee village in Ayrshire
0:15:20 > 0:15:23in the late 1800s, and everybody in the village,
0:15:23 > 0:15:26including all the children and old-age pensioners
0:15:26 > 0:15:29would be employed in making these little boxes.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31The egg, Theresa. Look at the egg.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34- Oh!- And it comes apart.
0:15:34 > 0:15:36Hang on. It does something.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39- Oh!- Oh, I say.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42- You've dropped it.- Do you like these wee Scottish things?
0:15:42 > 0:15:45Of course we like wee Scottish things!
0:15:45 > 0:15:49- THEY LAUGH - The egg is 33.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53- So keep that in mind. - Keep that in mind.- Keep it in mind.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- What is that, sweetheart? - It's a bottle opener.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00I don't know whether it's silver, though. Phil would have to see it.
0:16:00 > 0:16:04- Where's he gone?- Where's he gone? - Oh, he's bought a dog!
0:16:04 > 0:16:06He's bought a puppy dog.
0:16:06 > 0:16:08- How much?- Oh, bless his heart!
0:16:08 > 0:16:13- Eh? Now, how much are you?- Oh, sweet!
0:16:13 > 0:16:16- Lovely! - How much are you? Are you priceless?
0:16:16 > 0:16:19Philip, you old softy!
0:16:20 > 0:16:22THEY CHATTER
0:16:22 > 0:16:25- Blues, have you fallen in love, too? - Beautiful!
0:16:25 > 0:16:28- Norwegian.- A Norwegian fjord?
0:16:28 > 0:16:30A Norwegian fjord. 125 at the moment.
0:16:30 > 0:16:34I just don't think it'll do at auction.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36- But you love it.- I love it, yeah.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41- Where's Phil? We lost him. - The handle went through there...
0:16:41 > 0:16:44Oh, he's over there. He's got some strange piece...
0:16:44 > 0:16:47- It looks a bit rude! - Let's have a look.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50- What is this?- This one here?
0:16:50 > 0:16:53It's a kettle tilter, so you hang it over your fire...
0:16:53 > 0:16:56- Oh, that's what we like! - It's too much money for you.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59- How much? - It's too much money for you.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02It's £55, which, I think, for you to get a profit out of that
0:17:02 > 0:17:05in an auction... It's not expensive to a specialist,
0:17:05 > 0:17:08but in a general auction, you'd get 40 quid.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11- But it's a nice thing. - It's nice, isn't it?
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Really nice thing. I love that.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21- Oh!- Oh!
0:17:21 > 0:17:24- I say!- You like that?- Oh, yes.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26- Oh, yes.- A knotted heart.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29Isn't that beautiful?
0:17:29 > 0:17:33- What sort of date would this be? - I think it's 1960s.
0:17:33 > 0:17:37It is a later bit, but that's quite unusual.
0:17:37 > 0:17:39Have a look at it. Tell me what you think.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41It's got some lovely weight.
0:17:41 > 0:17:47It's a Lalique paperweight, and we have these entwined hearts,
0:17:47 > 0:17:51a very nice motif. It will appeal to the romantics in the room.
0:17:51 > 0:17:53Well, that's not your husband, then, is it?
0:17:53 > 0:17:57Oh, come on! I've got a few bits out of a romantic husband.
0:17:57 > 0:17:59Now, that's lovely.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02We've got a good name and quality here.
0:18:02 > 0:18:05- Yeah. Yeah.- Could you do 80 on it?
0:18:05 > 0:18:08- I could do 90.- Ooh!- Ooh!
0:18:09 > 0:18:11- That's tempting.- A name like that...
0:18:11 > 0:18:14- Quality. - If you want to spend some money
0:18:14 > 0:18:17and you want to buy a bit of quality...
0:18:17 > 0:18:20I think for once in our lives we should listen to somebody else.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22We never do.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26You girls... You girls are doing very well on your own.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30I hate to break up three girls when you're hard at it,
0:18:30 > 0:18:33- but how are you getting on? - Fabulously.- Is it?
0:18:33 > 0:18:37- Absolutely! - These girls are wonderful!
0:18:37 > 0:18:40Of course, you three would support one another.
0:18:40 > 0:18:44You've been buying very, very quickly, haven't you?
0:18:44 > 0:18:47- Yes, we have.- Which means you can spend lots of time
0:18:47 > 0:18:49- over your third item. Is that right? - Yes.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52- Three red-hot girls. - THEY LAUGH
0:18:52 > 0:18:55- So... - I still love that. That is lovely.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58- Feel the weight.- Oh, good grief!
0:18:58 > 0:19:00- It's a really weighty piece. - Yeah, I know!
0:19:00 > 0:19:04Let's look at a piece of jewellery, then we'll have three choices
0:19:04 > 0:19:07all close together, so we don't have to run far.
0:19:07 > 0:19:11- Would you look after it for ten, 15 minutes for us?- Yes.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14- No, no. we don't want that. - No, I know,
0:19:14 > 0:19:17but it reminds me of the xylophone we used to have.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20- What was that motto? - Keep calm and carry on.- Regardless.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26That's our one. The official one's "for home and country", of course.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31Oh, amber! Dark amber!
0:19:31 > 0:19:36A beautiful set of Victorian cherry amber.
0:19:36 > 0:19:39Oh, look at that! Perfect!
0:19:39 > 0:19:43- Oh, yes!- What a lovely length!- Yeah.
0:19:43 > 0:19:46They're beautiful. And they're graduated.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48We have the largest one down here,
0:19:48 > 0:19:51and they're all graduated. It's absolutely lovely.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54- How much?- 120.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57- What do you think? Do you like amber? - I love amber.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59- I've got a huge collection of amber. - Have you?
0:19:59 > 0:20:02- Now we're in a dilemma. - Yeah, but at auction...
0:20:02 > 0:20:06I think we've got to let our heads rule our hearts on this.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09- I think we're going to have to go for the Lalique.- Right.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11OK. OK.
0:20:11 > 0:20:13Thank you very much. We love it,
0:20:13 > 0:20:16but we're being sensible!
0:20:20 > 0:20:23- I'm sorry. We've sold it.- No!- No!
0:20:23 > 0:20:26- No, we're only joking. - THEY LAUGH
0:20:26 > 0:20:29- It's there. - We're all in agreement.- We are!
0:20:29 > 0:20:32- We'd like to have the Lalique. - Yes, please.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35- Yes, please! Thank you.- Lovely!
0:20:35 > 0:20:38- Are you happy?- Very, very happy.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40I think you've made a good choice.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43- That's a good trivet.- Wow!
0:20:43 > 0:20:47- That's lovely!- Do you like that? - That's a hefty bit of whatever.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49Excuse me! How much is that?
0:20:49 > 0:20:51- 40.- What's best on it?
0:20:51 > 0:20:53- Do 30.- 30?
0:20:53 > 0:20:56I think that's quite an interesting thing.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58- I do, too.- So, you've got that...
0:20:58 > 0:21:01- Do you like it?- Mm.- I do, actually.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04- Mm.- How old do you think it is? - I think it's probably 1910-ish.
0:21:04 > 0:21:07- Oh, is it? How lovely! - It's up to you, girls.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11- I like it. Veronica likes it, don't you, Veronica?- Mm.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14- 25 would be really handy, though. - It's got to be 30, honest.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17- That's got to be 30.- Yes. Yes.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- Sounds to me like you've made your minds up.- 30.
0:21:20 > 0:21:24- You going to buy me a cup of tea, then?- Yeah.- OK, fine. Done.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26Happy with that.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29Wow, that's it! Both teams have found their booty,
0:21:29 > 0:21:33with plenty of time to spare. Now, what did those Reds buy?
0:21:35 > 0:21:39The girls fell in love with a model of a steam-driven pump! Unusual.
0:21:39 > 0:21:43They thought the Windsor chair copy incredibly comfy...
0:21:43 > 0:21:47- Ooh, they are comfy!- ..trying chair after chair after chair...
0:21:47 > 0:21:52..and a £30 brass trivet finished them off.
0:21:56 > 0:22:00I want to know, Phil, are you about to join the Women's Institute?
0:22:00 > 0:22:03- If they're all like these two, I would!- We'll have him.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05They've been absolutely brilliant, Tim.
0:22:05 > 0:22:07It's like a lovely club with you lot.
0:22:07 > 0:22:12- We've had such a good time with him. - How much did you actually spend?
0:22:12 > 0:22:16- 195?- 195. I'd like £105 of leftover lolly, please.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19- Yes! This is a few coffee mornings. - There you go!
0:22:19 > 0:22:22That's all right. That's £105. That goes straight across to Phil.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24Which is your favourite piece?
0:22:24 > 0:22:29Oh, I think the little machine that we bought first of all.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33- Little pump?- The little pump. - Is that your favourite, too?
0:22:33 > 0:22:37- Is that going to make most profit? - We hope so.- It's just lovely.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40- Good. And you've had a lovely time? - They've been great,
0:22:40 > 0:22:44and I've got a new motto. I'm going to keep calm and carry on regardless.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47Really? Well, that's a good motto.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49- THEY LAUGH - Anyway, good luck, girls!
0:22:49 > 0:22:53Why don't we remind ourselves of what the Blues bought, eh?
0:22:54 > 0:22:58A silver dish whetted the appetite of our Girl Guides.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03They picked up a Moorcroft bowl decorated with poppies.
0:23:05 > 0:23:09And lastly, a Lalique paperweight captured their hearts.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15You'd be the Blue Owl today, wouldn't you?
0:23:15 > 0:23:18- I'm definitely a Blue Owl.- Lovely! How much did you spend overall?
0:23:18 > 0:23:23- 210.- That's lovely. £90 of leftover lolly, then, from somewhere?
0:23:23 > 0:23:27Perfect. So, which is your favourite piece, Theresa?
0:23:27 > 0:23:31See, I usually go for the small silver things, don't I, but -
0:23:31 > 0:23:35- Just your personal favourite. Not the most money.- The Lalique.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37The Lalique is your personal favourite.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40And which is going to bring the biggest profit?
0:23:40 > 0:23:43- I think the Moorcroft. - Do you?- The Moorcroft.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46All right. There's a prediction. £90 for you, my darling.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50- Were you a Girl Guide yourself? - I'm afraid not.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53- Oh, shocking. - I was a bit of a wild child.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56I'm glad you didn't admit to that till after the shopping.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00Anyway, good luck. Good luck, Anita. We're going to shove off now,
0:24:00 > 0:24:04all the way to London, actually. I'm going to give you a rare treat
0:24:04 > 0:24:07in one of those gorgeous London Georgian squares.
0:24:09 > 0:24:13Lincoln's Inn Fields - home to Sir John Soane,
0:24:13 > 0:24:16one of England's greatest architects.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19When he died in 1837,
0:24:19 > 0:24:22he left his house and its contents to the nation.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24Lucky old us!
0:24:29 > 0:24:32Sir John Soane wasn't just a brilliant architect -
0:24:32 > 0:24:36he was the most incredible magpie.
0:24:36 > 0:24:41In fact, I think he had a seriously defective collecting gene.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45I mean, just look at all this stuff!
0:24:50 > 0:24:55The inventory of objects includes some 3,000 items -
0:24:55 > 0:24:59Greek and Roman and Egyptian antiquities,
0:24:59 > 0:25:02casts, bronzes,
0:25:02 > 0:25:04gems, silver,
0:25:04 > 0:25:07furniture, clocks, ceramics...
0:25:07 > 0:25:09You name it, he collected it.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13And that doesn't include...
0:25:13 > 0:25:15the paintings,
0:25:15 > 0:25:17the 8,000 books,
0:25:17 > 0:25:20nor the 30,000 architectural drawings.
0:25:24 > 0:25:28Soane's most precious antiquity is probably this -
0:25:28 > 0:25:34the most extraordinary alabaster-like sarcophagus
0:25:34 > 0:25:40that was used to bury the pharaoh Seti I,
0:25:40 > 0:25:45who ruled in Egypt about 3,300 years ago.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49It was acquired by Soane in 1824,
0:25:49 > 0:25:52and he spent £2,000 on it -
0:25:52 > 0:25:55a fortune at the time.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58One big problem for Soane, though,
0:25:58 > 0:26:01was getting it into this space.
0:26:01 > 0:26:06Being an architect, he simply cut a neat hole
0:26:06 > 0:26:09in the outside boundary wall of the property,
0:26:09 > 0:26:12had the sarcophagus inserted,
0:26:12 > 0:26:16and it was then lowered to its present resting place here.
0:26:16 > 0:26:21This object caused a sensation in London.
0:26:21 > 0:26:25Such was the fascination with the antiquity
0:26:25 > 0:26:28of the Egyptian rulers,
0:26:28 > 0:26:32that Soane was able to host a series of parties,
0:26:32 > 0:26:36candlelit soirees, in this space,
0:26:36 > 0:26:40where candles actually were inserted into the sarcophagus,
0:26:40 > 0:26:42because it's slightly translucent.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46Even the portly Prince of Wales came.
0:26:46 > 0:26:51He tottered down and peered inside.
0:26:59 > 0:27:03In 1806, Soane became professor of architecture
0:27:03 > 0:27:08at the Royal Academy, and he liked to invite the students here
0:27:08 > 0:27:13to look at examples in the museum before and after his lectures,
0:27:13 > 0:27:17to enable them to experience a version
0:27:17 > 0:27:21of the Grand Tour, without having to go to Italy.
0:27:21 > 0:27:27All this material in the museum was incredibly important.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31The big question for us, though, today, over at the auction, is,
0:27:31 > 0:27:36how are our teams' acquisitions going to fare?
0:27:37 > 0:27:39OK, big boy?
0:27:41 > 0:27:43Welcome to Crewkerne!
0:27:46 > 0:27:50Now, will Phil still be smiling when auctioneer Richard Kay
0:27:50 > 0:27:53passes judgement on his bonus buy?
0:27:55 > 0:27:58Now, Sheena and Veronica, you spent £195, which is magnificent.
0:27:58 > 0:28:02£105 went to Philip Serrell, who seems to be in some pain
0:28:02 > 0:28:04this morning. Phil, you all right?
0:28:04 > 0:28:06- Oh, no!- What?
0:28:06 > 0:28:09- You rotter!- Is that a bonus buy?
0:28:09 > 0:28:12I say! I say, I say, I say!
0:28:12 > 0:28:16- Oh, dear!- I'm going to have to take this thing out. It's hard.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18At lunchtime! People are eating, Phil!
0:28:18 > 0:28:22- Is that our bonus buy, I ask myself? - There was actually two of them,
0:28:22 > 0:28:27but I'm afraid we had a slight problem at the optician's with this.
0:28:27 > 0:28:31Seriously, there was a bit of damage in transit, wasn't there?
0:28:31 > 0:28:35Don't ask me how that eye has been chipped,
0:28:35 > 0:28:38but the aquamarine eye
0:28:38 > 0:28:42with the bloodshot section is in perfect nick.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45It's very interesting, and it is quirky.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47- It is quirky!- I'm intrigued.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51I'm really intrigued that people will go for these.
0:28:51 > 0:28:53How much did you pay for the two, my friend?
0:28:53 > 0:28:57I paid £38 for the two when they were wholesome.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59- Wholesome!- You paid 38.
0:28:59 > 0:29:03We'll treat the sale of the two as if it was less than half the price,
0:29:03 > 0:29:06to be fair all round,
0:29:06 > 0:29:10and all you have to do is get the bidding to exceed £15,
0:29:10 > 0:29:15then you'll be in profit from £15, from that moment on,
0:29:15 > 0:29:19if you decide to select them. And you don't have to take these eyes.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22You'll decide, darling, when you've sold your first three items.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25For the viewers at home, let's find out
0:29:25 > 0:29:28what the auctioneer thinks about Philip's eyes.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30I dread to think!
0:29:30 > 0:29:34Richard, I was rather hoping you'd be able to turn a blind eye to this,
0:29:34 > 0:29:36but unfortunately, in transit,
0:29:36 > 0:29:40this blue eye has become damaged,
0:29:40 > 0:29:44and, being made of glass, if it wasn't properly wrapped,
0:29:44 > 0:29:47- I'm not really surprised. - It's a shame.
0:29:47 > 0:29:50They're very unusual things to see in an auction,
0:29:50 > 0:29:52and they have very quirky appeal.
0:29:52 > 0:29:57The best thing about it is that bloodshot white of the eye.
0:29:57 > 0:30:01- Are they bloodshot? Isn't that what eyeballs look like?- I don't know.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04If you've been out and had one or two glasses of claret,
0:30:04 > 0:30:08do you not find that your eye is not as pearly as it might have been?
0:30:08 > 0:30:10- Perhaps. - Anyway, we've had our bit of damage.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13Philip Serrell paid £38 for the two.
0:30:13 > 0:30:18- Yes. - We will treat the insurance claim
0:30:18 > 0:30:21as if he had paid £15.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24I'd like to know from you what you think the surviving eye
0:30:24 > 0:30:28- and the other bit might be worth. - I can see these two items together,
0:30:28 > 0:30:32just for their sheer quirky novelty appeal,
0:30:32 > 0:30:35- making £20 at auction. - Can you? Well, that's fair enough.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37Now, Sheena and Veronica,
0:30:37 > 0:30:41their first item is this charming little engineered pump.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44It is. It's beautifully made,
0:30:44 > 0:30:47and I don't suppose anyone will buy it to make it work,
0:30:47 > 0:30:49but just to spin that wheel
0:30:49 > 0:30:52- and watch the, er...- The gubbins?
0:30:52 > 0:30:55Yeah. Just watching the mechanism of it. It's beautifully smooth,
0:30:55 > 0:30:58and it's very, very well made.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00So I don't think it'll be bought for its use,
0:31:00 > 0:31:03but it'll be bought for its decorative appeal.
0:31:03 > 0:31:07- OK. We love it. What's the estimate? - £60 to £80, perhaps.
0:31:07 > 0:31:11£130 paid. So they've really loved it. But you never know!
0:31:11 > 0:31:14- They could be surprised. - Two people in an auction...
0:31:14 > 0:31:18Next up is this so-called Windsor-type chair in front there.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22- How do you rate that? Not old, is it?- It's not old.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25It's been quite skilfully finished with a paint finish
0:31:25 > 0:31:28that makes it look old, so it's a furnishing piece
0:31:28 > 0:31:31in the simpler sense of the word. It will sit in a dark corner,
0:31:31 > 0:31:34and hopefully not be examined too closely.
0:31:34 > 0:31:35What's your estimate on it?
0:31:35 > 0:31:38Well, for all the reasons we've mentioned,
0:31:38 > 0:31:41- probably only £15 to £25. - They only paid the £35.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44We'll see what happens. And last up
0:31:44 > 0:31:46is this so-called quirky-looking trivet,
0:31:46 > 0:31:49- which I think has just got bent. - It's been sheared, I think.
0:31:49 > 0:31:53But if you gave it another tweak, it would straighten up.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55It is quite crudely made,
0:31:55 > 0:31:59but it's got a sort of rugged, honest appeal about it,
0:31:59 > 0:32:03and it's certainly strongly made. It's not going to fall apart.
0:32:03 > 0:32:06You could put a big old jam pot on there, couldn't you?
0:32:06 > 0:32:10It's not in bad condition, either. So taking all that into consideration,
0:32:10 > 0:32:14- £10 to £20, perhaps? - OK, fine. £30 paid.
0:32:14 > 0:32:19So we're not that far apart, quite frankly, with any of these items.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23Anyway, that's it for the Reds. Moving on to safer territory now
0:32:23 > 0:32:27with the Blues, we start with the silver trinket dish.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29Well, charming for being small.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32Nicely made. I've never seen anything quite like it before.
0:32:32 > 0:32:37They're in the form of cherries, but they don't have an obvious purpose.
0:32:37 > 0:32:41They might have sat on a lady's dressing table for pins.
0:32:41 > 0:32:44- She's called Cherry. - Perhaps. It's a perfect gift.
0:32:44 > 0:32:48Otherwise, perhaps you could even put cherry stones in them
0:32:48 > 0:32:51- if you're serving cherries at the table.- Not a bad idea,
0:32:51 > 0:32:54because you do the "tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor" moment
0:32:54 > 0:32:57around the edge of your plate traditionally -
0:32:57 > 0:33:00- Dull meals in the Wonnacott family? - Oh, terrible!
0:33:00 > 0:33:03But if you were really smart -
0:33:03 > 0:33:06But not sterling silver standard, sadly,
0:33:06 > 0:33:09which will rule out a few of the silver collectors
0:33:09 > 0:33:12who like to be reassured by a hallmark.
0:33:12 > 0:33:15Nonetheless, the value of that little dish on its own,
0:33:15 > 0:33:17- £15 to £25?- £20 paid.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20- Perfect. - We'll do all right with that.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23Now, the Moorcroft wee bowl.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25Moorcroft is a tremendously popular name,
0:33:25 > 0:33:29very popular factory, still producing large quantities of items,
0:33:29 > 0:33:32very much in the same style, the same palette.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35Many of their pieces decorated with poppies, as here.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39Smaller pieces more affordable, but there is a lot of it about.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42And the age is vital, and the rarity of the pattern,
0:33:42 > 0:33:46and the Moorcroft-ness of the pieces is important.
0:33:46 > 0:33:49This I don't think ticks all the boxes.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52- It's dull brownish, isn't it? - It's dull, it's rather small,
0:33:52 > 0:33:55and it's not an inventive shape. So its auction value
0:33:55 > 0:33:59- might be £30 or £40.- £100 they paid.
0:33:59 > 0:34:03Although, as I say, Moorcroft is a resonant name amongst collectors.
0:34:03 > 0:34:07Sure is, but it's got to resonate quite a lot to get to the 100.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10- It's got to go some, I'm afraid. - Um, how do you feel about Lalique?
0:34:10 > 0:34:13Lalique, again, is a very good name to look out for
0:34:13 > 0:34:17if you're at an antiques market, but the important thing, as always,
0:34:17 > 0:34:20with Lalique, in a factory that is still producing items,
0:34:20 > 0:34:23you've got to establish that the piece you're buying is of some age,
0:34:23 > 0:34:27rather than a piece you could buy from a high-street gift shop,
0:34:27 > 0:34:29and this is not old. It's a lovely little piece.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32- It's beautifully made, like all Lalique.- Chunky.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35- Frosted.- Frosted, and it's a rather clever design, as well.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39- Interlinked hearts. - Yes.- There's a lot of that going on.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42- Don't look at me when you say that, please.- Yes!
0:34:42 > 0:34:47Good! But its auction value, it's £15 to £20,
0:34:47 > 0:34:51- as a modern piece.- Really? £90 paid.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54This is turning out to be a bloodbath for the Blues.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58They're going to need their bonus buy. Let's go and have a look at it!
0:34:58 > 0:35:01Now, Carol and Theresa, you spent £210,
0:35:01 > 0:35:04a magnificent sum of money, and gave Anita 90.
0:35:04 > 0:35:08What did you spend the £90 on, Anita?
0:35:08 > 0:35:09- Oh!- Oh!
0:35:09 > 0:35:12ANITA LAUGHS Isn't that the sweetest wee thing?
0:35:12 > 0:35:17It's a Mauchline box, and this little novelty item
0:35:17 > 0:35:20is used to keep your thimble in.
0:35:20 > 0:35:22- Oh, I say!- Sweet!
0:35:22 > 0:35:25- You like it, girls?- I do, very much.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30It was behind the egg. It was behind the egg!
0:35:30 > 0:35:33- Isn't that lovely? - Oh, look at the work in that!
0:35:33 > 0:35:37- That really is rather sweet. - We like it.
0:35:37 > 0:35:40We like it. We have a unanimous "we like it" there.
0:35:40 > 0:35:43- How much did you pay?- £20.
0:35:43 > 0:35:47- Oh!- We're liking that. - We do like that.
0:35:47 > 0:35:50Is that because you think it's worth more than £20?
0:35:50 > 0:35:53I think so, because you get the treen collectors,
0:35:53 > 0:35:57and you get the sewing bodies who want the thimble inside.
0:35:57 > 0:36:00There you go. That's why you are where you are today, Carol.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03- THEY LAUGH - She's got all the strategic thought.
0:36:03 > 0:36:07How much would you get in your saleroom in Glasgow for this?
0:36:07 > 0:36:11- 30 to 40.- Would you? You'd nearly double your money.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14It'll be interesting to see whether the thing has travelled well
0:36:14 > 0:36:17to Somerset or not. Let's find out from the auctioneer
0:36:17 > 0:36:20what he thinks about Anita's bit of Mauchline.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23- There's a sweet little novelty. - It is a little novelty.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26It's rather nicely made,
0:36:26 > 0:36:29as Mauchline ware often is nicely made.
0:36:29 > 0:36:33The Lees in Folkestone is not, perhaps, the most desirable image
0:36:33 > 0:36:37to have printed on the outside, with greatest respect to the people of Folkestone.
0:36:37 > 0:36:41- You can deal with all the hate mail. - But there would be better views
0:36:41 > 0:36:44to have on the outside of a little thing like this.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47But when one lifts the lid off, inside is the thimble.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50But it's an unusual little item in that respect.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53I don't know how much sewing you get to do, Richard.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57- Not as much as I used to, sadly.- Me, neither. It's one of those things
0:36:57 > 0:36:59that could be a has-been in my household,
0:36:59 > 0:37:03- but what do you think it might bring in the auction?- £15 to £25.
0:37:03 > 0:37:07- Perfect! £20 she paid. - OK.- So that's absolutely spot-on.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10- So, lovely. You're in charge? - Yes, I am.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13- You're taking the sale? - That's correct.- We're in safe hands.
0:37:15 > 0:37:17Last time.
0:37:19 > 0:37:23- So, Sheena and V, how you feeling? - Excited.
0:37:23 > 0:37:25- Are you? How excited?- Very excited.
0:37:25 > 0:37:28First up is the scratch-built pump, and here it comes.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31And £30 is bid. £30 is bid.
0:37:31 > 0:37:35£35. 40. £40. It's with me at £40. Any more?
0:37:35 > 0:37:3845, and I'm out. It's 45 in the corner of the room.
0:37:38 > 0:37:4150 now. 55.
0:37:41 > 0:37:45- 60.- Yes!- Five. 70.
0:37:45 > 0:37:47Five. 80.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49Five.
0:37:49 > 0:37:5090. Five.
0:37:50 > 0:37:55- £95.- Come on. Have another look. Have another look.- I'm selling.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59- Minus 35, but never mind. - That's not bad.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03Lot 147 is a painted Windsor chair.
0:38:03 > 0:38:07And bids start me here at £18. £18 is bid.
0:38:07 > 0:38:0920. 25.
0:38:09 > 0:38:1330. Five. 40, and I'm out. £40 is bid.
0:38:13 > 0:38:1645. 50. Five.
0:38:16 > 0:38:1860. Five. 70. Five.
0:38:18 > 0:38:2080. Five.
0:38:20 > 0:38:2290. Five.
0:38:22 > 0:38:26£95. It's all clear on that. At £95...
0:38:26 > 0:38:28Yes! That's the business!
0:38:28 > 0:38:32£95. That is plus 60. Look out! Here comes your trivet.
0:38:32 > 0:38:36Lot 148 is a brass trivet. £25 is bid.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38£25 I have on commission.
0:38:38 > 0:38:4130. 35. 40, and I'm out now.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43£40 to my right.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46At £40. And selling at 40.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48- 40 is plus ten.- Well done. - Plus the 25 you had before,
0:38:48 > 0:38:51is plus £35. You are in profit!
0:38:51 > 0:38:55- Look at that! WI rules.- Yeah! - What was that thing again?
0:38:55 > 0:38:58- Keep calm and carry on. - That's what we did!
0:38:58 > 0:39:00THEY LAUGH
0:39:00 > 0:39:03Keep calm. Now, what are we going to do about this eyeball?
0:39:03 > 0:39:07- It's fun. Let's go for it. - Yeah. We'll go with your eyes.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09- THEY LAUGH - We've got to.
0:39:09 > 0:39:12Frankly, the auctioneer hasn't got the faintest idea,
0:39:12 > 0:39:14so this is going to be an excitement.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18A first for Crewkerne. Anyway, here we go.
0:39:18 > 0:39:21A curious lot - two bloodshot glass eyes.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24And the bid's with me here
0:39:24 > 0:39:26at 18. £20 is bid.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29£20 is bid. £25 now.
0:39:29 > 0:39:3325 in the room. It's on my far right. At 25 and I'm selling.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36- Last time.- 25 is plus ten.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39- They can have one of these.- Yes!
0:39:39 > 0:39:42You got plenty more where they came from. At least two.
0:39:42 > 0:39:47OK, listen. Plus £45 is your overall score.
0:39:47 > 0:39:49- Wonderful!- Well done.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55- Don't...- Oh, God! The WI are like this, aren't they?
0:39:55 > 0:39:57Thank you!
0:40:05 > 0:40:08- Carol and Theresa. Do you know how the Reds got on?- No!
0:40:08 > 0:40:11We kept that secret. That's good. Now, Anita,
0:40:11 > 0:40:14your trinket dish in the form of some cherries
0:40:14 > 0:40:18I have to say I think is charming, and here it comes.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21Continental silver trinket dish in the form of cherries.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24£15 for this lot? £15 for this item?
0:40:24 > 0:40:26£15 for it?
0:40:26 > 0:40:29£10, if you will? Ten is bid.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31£10 only. I'm selling at ten.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33Oh, no! No!
0:40:33 > 0:40:36Selling at ten. Last time at ten.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39- Dear, oh, dear. Minus £10. - I want it now!
0:40:39 > 0:40:41I'm disappointed. Here comes the Moorcroft.
0:40:41 > 0:40:46Lot 171, Moorcroft bowl, decorated with poppies.
0:40:46 > 0:40:491930s in date. £50 is bid.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52- £50 is bid.- 50.- 55. 60.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55Five. 70. Five. 80.
0:40:55 > 0:40:59- No? £80. It's with me. - More, more, more!- At £80.
0:40:59 > 0:41:02- 90? £90.- Hang on. - It's still with me.
0:41:02 > 0:41:05Commission still at £90, and I'm selling at 90.
0:41:05 > 0:41:09- £90 is minus ten.- Nearly there! - So close. It really is.
0:41:09 > 0:41:13This is a Lalique paperweight in the form of entwined hearts.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16- £20 is bid.- Only 20!
0:41:16 > 0:41:1925 now, and I'm out at £25. It's in the room.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22- No, no, no. - 30 now. £30 near the counter.
0:41:22 > 0:41:26Selling at 30 now. At £30. Last time at 30.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29- HE BANGS HAMMER - Ouch! Ouch!- Ooh, no, no, no!
0:41:29 > 0:41:33That is minus £60. 70, 80... You're minus 80 all round.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36- Oh!- What you going to do about the Mauchline pot?
0:41:36 > 0:41:39- Go with it.- Go with it.- Go with it.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42- We're going with it. Here it comes. - The Mauchline-ware thimble holder,
0:41:42 > 0:41:45modelled as a saucepan.
0:41:45 > 0:41:49£15 for it. £15 is bid. On my right at 15.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51It's a main bid at 15. 18.
0:41:51 > 0:41:5320. Five.
0:41:53 > 0:41:5830. £30, nearer the counter. At £30, and I'm selling.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01That's a £10 profit. That's the business.
0:42:01 > 0:42:04That's why she does what she does. That's good. Plus £10,
0:42:04 > 0:42:07which means you're minus 70. That could be a winning score.
0:42:07 > 0:42:11Don't talk to the Reds, and all will be revealed in a moment!
0:42:11 > 0:42:12Thank you!
0:42:17 > 0:42:20It's been an extraordinary turnaround, really.
0:42:20 > 0:42:25How can one team do so very well and the other team do so very badly?
0:42:25 > 0:42:27- Oh...- Oh, no!
0:42:27 > 0:42:31And I have to tell you that the team that has done badly
0:42:31 > 0:42:33- stands on my left. - THEY MOAN
0:42:33 > 0:42:36Overall score, girls?
0:42:36 > 0:42:40- Minus 70. You had a good time, yes? - Fantastic.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43We loved having you on the show. The victors, though,
0:42:43 > 0:42:45who are going home with folding money -
0:42:45 > 0:42:49yes, £45 of hard-earned cash is going your way.
0:42:49 > 0:42:53You'll be talking about this on the WI for years, won't you?
0:42:53 > 0:42:55- Absolutely!- Well, that's marvellous.
0:42:55 > 0:42:59- Join us soon for some more bargain hunting. Yes?- Yes!
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